Legal Opinion · Concurrence

State v. Williams

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided June 13, 2013No. 1 CA-CR 11-0813Published

1Concurrence

specially concurring.

¶ 12 I concur with the majority based on its discussion of Canion that Williams may not be convicted and sentenced under multiple theories of murder when there is only one victim. However, given that Williams has cited to decisions in other jurisdictions analyzing this issue under the Double Jeopardy Clause and the State has briefed that issue, I would join the majority of jurisdictions and hold that multiple murder convictions of one defendant for the killing of one victim violates the Double Jeopardy Clause.4 I reach that conclusion because first-degree and lesser…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Ball v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Ohio v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. People v. LoweSupreme Court of Colorado · 1983

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